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Database ID	338
Title	The Management of Alcohol Dependence Project
Description	To develop evidence-based clinical and consumer guidelines for the management of alcohol dependence and problems.
Status	Archived
Researchers	Fiona Shand Jenny Gates Julia Fawcett Richard Mattick
Keywords	treatment; professional training; guidelines;
Methodology	The project involved (a) a review of the available evidence regarding efficacy; and (b) the input of an expert panel of alcohol specialists. The procedure used to identify research involved searching relevant databases for published clinical trials, reviewing reference lists of collected literature, searching website bibliographies, advertising for unpublished research, and contact with major research centres for unpublished research. The National Health and Medical Research Council levels of evidence hierarchy was used to classify the quality of the evidence available in each treatment area.
Institution	National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Funding institutions	Australia. Dept. of Health and Ageing
End Date	06-2003
Contact	Name  Fiona Shand Phone  (02) 9385 0333 Fax  (02) 9385 0222
Note	Results: The guidelines cover the treatment process from screening and assessment through to withdrawal management, brief intervention, residential rehabilitation, psychosocial interventions, relapse prevention, pharmacotherapies for relapse prevention, and extended care. Benefits: The guidelines can be used to guide treatment, education, and professional development for health professionals. Outputs: In addition to the guidelines, the project resulted in the publication of a literature review. Summary guidelines for GPs, hospital staff, alcohol and drug professionals, drinkers, and young people are currently being finalised. A team from NDARC are travelling around Australia in 2004 running workshops for health professionals on the guidelines.
Indexed	Demographic and social issues -> Evidence-based approaches (81) Education -> Professional training (62) Professional issues -> Professional training (62) Methodology -> Clinical trials (8) Treatment (582) Organisations -> NDARC - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (264) Organisations -> NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (24)

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